Modern Connections: Friendships, Personality, and Online Dating
The Dynamics of Modern Relationships
In-Person vs. Online Friendships
I maintain contact with friends both in person and online. I generally prefer meeting friends in pubs, at bars, or at home, as in-person communication offers a richer experience. When together, it’s easier to:
- Gauge their true feelings
- Observe their gestures and body language
- Listen to their tone of voice
- Assess their mood accurately
However, I also value staying connected through platforms like Facebook and Twitter. Personally, I use
Read MoreRetrieving the Ninth Legion’s Eagle in Britannia
Chapter 5: Beyond Hadrian’s Wall
- Hadrian’s Wall stretches 130 kilometers from west to east across the country, a formidable line of forts and watchtowers, shutting out the unruly tribes of the north.
- One morning in early summer, Marcus and Esca ventured north of the Wall, a region once held by Roman valor before the tribes reclaimed it.
- Esca again wore the clothes of his own people. Marcus, disguised as a Briton with a newly grown beard, adopted the identity of “Demetrius of Alexandria,” an oculist,
English Grammar Practice: Tenses, Nouns, Adjectives
Exercise 1: Using “Have Got” and “Has Got”
Complete the sentences using the correct form of have got or has got.
- Bob and Tom (HAVE GOT) a house in Bariloche.
- I (HAVE GOT) two sons and a daughter.
- She (HAS GOT) a new car.
- (HAVE) you (GOT) a blue sweater?
- (HAS) she (GOT) brown hair? Yes, she (HAS).
Exercise 2: Personal Presentation
Write a paragraph introducing yourself, including your name, age, nationality, occupation, and an ability.
Exercise 3: Countable and Uncountable Nouns
Identify whether the following
Read MoreEnglish Language Competencies for Primary Students
Productive Language Skills
Speaking Skills
1st and 2nd Year Primary
- Can produce simple, mainly isolated phrases about themselves and places.
- Can read aloud some words and specific phrases using visual aids.
- Can reproduce the sounds and rhythms of English in the form of a chant, song, etc.
3rd and 4th Year Primary
- Can produce simple, mainly isolated phrases about themselves and places.
- Can read aloud some specific phrases without visual aids.
- Can act out a previously rehearsed dialogue.
- Can reproduce the sounds
English Verb Tenses, Conditionals, and Relative Pronouns
English Verb Tenses
Present Simple
Usage
- Habitual actions, general truths
Form
- Subject + verb (base form)
Adverbs of Frequency
- always, usually, generally, regularly, occasionally, frequently, often, sometimes, rarely, seldom, never.
Time Expressions
- at 10 o’clock, at night, in the morning, on Friday, every week, once a month, how often…?
Stative Verbs
- hope, like, love, prefer, want, dislike, enjoy, hate, believe, forget, guess, know, remember, think, understand, feel, hear, see, smell, sound, taste, touch,
Student Dialogue Examples: Importance, Problems, Exam Preparation
Dialogue 1: Discussing the Importance of a Subject
Friend: Good morning. How are you?
Myself: Good morning. I am fine, but how about you?
Friend: I am also well, by the grace of the Almighty.
Myself: Are you busy now?
Friend: No, but why?
Myself: I want to know about a serious matter.
Friend: I am ready to discuss whatever you wish to know.
Myself: I want to know about [topic]. Could you tell me about it, please?
Friend: Sure, it is part and parcel of our daily life. We cannot express the importance of [
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